Today's Sports

Going into her senior season at Washington County High School, Taylor Eldridge wasn’t sure what to expect. Eldridge had played basketball for the Commanderettes since she was in middle school, but a new coaching staff meant that, if she did play, Eldridge would be playing for her third head coach in three years.

After reluctantly deciding to give basketball another chance, it didn’t take long for her to figure out she had made the right choice.

It was a week of finales for the Washington County Commanderettes (7-23, 0-9). Last week, the Commanderettes honored their four seniors — Lexi Thompson, Daisha Edelen, Taylor Eldridge and Bree Crain — Tuesday night after a 61-18 win over the Fort Knox Eagles (3-26) in the team’s final regular-season game of the season, avenging a 42-34 loss to the Hart County Raiders (7-13) the night before.

That’s exactly what the Washington County Commanders (12-19, 3-6) did after picking up a 53-31 win over the Thomas Nelson Generals (1-30, 0-9) in the first round of the 19th District Tournament on Monday night.

The victory came on the heels of a three-game losing streak for WC, with a 60-45 loss to the Metcalfe County Hornets (3-23), a 56-49 defeat at the hands of the Fort Knox Eagles (10-19) and a 57-52 loss to the Hart County Raiders (11-15).

The Washington County Commanderettes (6-21, 0-8) faced off against the Campbellsville Eagles (7-20) and Taylor County Cardinals (12-15) last week but fell short in both matchups, losing 51-47 to Campbellsville and 35-20 to Taylor County.

Campbellsville

The Commanderettes started off strong against the Eagles on Thursday night, and in the second quarter, they had even taken a 21-14 lead on a 3-pointer by senior Daisha Edelen.

The Washington County Commanders (11-16, 2-6) accomplished something last week they hadn’t done in nine years: win three consecutive games. The winning streak started with a 76-34 blowout win of the Whitefield Academy Wildcats (2-24). The Commanders then put together an impressive 54-46 win against the Campbellsville Eagles (10-15) that included a second-half comeback by WC, and to finish off the week, the Commanders went on the road and picked up a 67-61 win against the Dayton Greendevils (12-14).

The Washington County Commanderettes (6-19, 0-8) were unable to pick up a win in their three games last week, falling 67-47 to the Marion County Knights (10-9), 41-27 to the Cumberland County Panthers (6-18) and 56-21 to the Thomas Nelson Generals (16-8, 4-3).

The Washington County Commanders are peaking at just the right time. With only one week of regular-season play remaining, WC just completed one of its most successful weeks of the year, defeating the Thomas Nelson Generals (1-25, 0-7) and the Cumberland County Panthers (1-21) by at least 20 points each, the first time the Commanders have completed this feat all season, before falling to the Marion County Knights (8-18) by a score of 75-63.

The Washington County Commanders (6-14, 1-6) went 2-3 last week, defeating Dayton and Burgin and losing to Bardstown, Adair County and Campbellsville.

After falling to the Bardstown Tigers (15-6, 5-0) by a score of 80-48 last Tuesday night, the Commanders responded with 10-point victories against the Burgin Bulldogs (10-10) on Thursday and the Dayton Greendevils (10-9) on Friday night, picking up wins of 62-52 and 63-53, respectively.